International Staff and South Atlantic Team Up For American Cancer Society’s Second Disparities Conference in New Orleans

In April 2007, International Affairs staff and Rosa Villoch-Santiago, strategies manager for the Hispanic and Latino Community for the Society’s South Atlantic Division, participated in the second annual American Cancer Society Disparities Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Staff interacted with hundreds of visitors at a poster booth exhibit entitled “Eliminating Cancer Disparities in the United States and Abroad.” This exhibit highlighted some of the Society’s efforts to reduce disparities through community-based projects in Bolivia, China, India, and in more than 100 countries involved in the International Relay For Life® and American Cancer Society University programs. Conference attendees learned how Society programs abroad increase global cancer awareness and patient services, as well as strengthen the Society’s ability to serve ethnic constituents in the United States. The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Jr., served as the keynote speaker at the conference.